William Elsey

For the rugby player, see William Elsey (rugby union).

William Edward Elsey was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

Early life

Elsey was born into a sporting family[1] on 4 July 1880 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England,[2] and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth and Lincoln College, Oxford.[3]

Religious life

Ordained in 1905 Elsey was initially a curate at St Faith's Stepney and then its Priest in charge.[4] In 1914 he began a long period of service overseas, firstly as a member of the Bush Brotherhood of St Boniface in the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury, Western Australia, then its Warden, following which he was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Kalgoorlie.[5] During World War II, he was a chaplain to the Australian Armed Forces

Later life

Elsey retired in 1950 and died in Perth, Western Australia on 25 September 1966.[6][7]

References

1. Brother’s horse training career
2. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
3. Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. EoLFHS web-site
5. Consecration details
6. "Obituary- The Rt. Rev. W. E. Elsey". The Times Monday, 26 September 1966; pg. 10; Issue 56746; col G
7. Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Cyril Henry Golding-Bird	Bishop of Kalgoorlie 1919– 1950	Succeeded by Cecil Emerson Barron Muschamp